Mumbai, Nov. 3 -- As the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a cash reward of Rs 51 crore for the ICC Women's World Cup winning Indian team, the board's president Mithun Manhas congratulated the team for their maiden World Cup triumph, saying that the triumph "vindicates the investment and faith the BCCI placed in building a world-class women's programme".

All-round performances from Shafali Verma (87 and 2/36) and Deepti Sharma (58 and 5/39) were the highlights as a clinical Women in Blue team defied all odds and barriers to seal their maiden ICC Women's World Cup title and first-ever world title across both white-ball formats, defending a target of 299 runs successfully at Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium on Sunday.

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